"Gorillaz restored my faith in music - and animation. They
are second only to The Archies in my list of all-time favourite bands. They make
you want to dance, they make you want to smile, they make you want to drive a
monster truck around the desert." Mr Jonathan Ross
'The
Singles Collection: 2001-2011' the career-spanning best of from Gorillaz, has
just been unleashed. A 15-track collection of the band's singles, videos and remixes,
'The Singles Collection: 2001-2011' celebrates 10 years of audio visual innovation
and three studio albums from the most successful virtual band in the world ever.
The Singles Collection will be released as a standard CD, CD and DVD and 140 gram
vinyl. A special edition 7" box set will also be made available.
Formed
in 1998, the band released their revolutionary debut album 'Gorillaz' in 2001.
The launch had many industry detractors who saw the idea of an animated pop group
as merely folly and gimmick - but the album went on to sell 6 million copies around
the world. The hugely successful campaign took its toll on Gorillaz. As guitar-playing
wunderkind Noodle noted sadly "Every great band is destroyed by their success.
Cartoon bands are no exception". Despite this, she wrestled the band back
together for the release of second album 'Demon Days' in 2005 and a run of groundbreaking
animated live shows at Manchester International Festival and Harlem's Apollo Theater.
In early 2010 Gorillaz resurfaced again - this time from an island in the South
Pacific with the album 'Plastic Beach'. The lead single Stylo featured a bad ass
Bruce Willis chasing down our intrepid Gorillaz who made a clean escape and headed
out on their first World Tour with a crack team of musicians including Clash greats
Paul Simonon and Mick Jones.
In ten years, Gorillaz didn't
just top charts around the world, hit number 1 in more than a dozen countries
and garner sales in excess of 13 million, they received influential awards and
recognition that represented the band's significance beyond their music. In Australia,
Gorillaz have sold in excess of 415,000 albums. 'Demon Days' has surpassed three
times platinum and peaked at No.2 on the ARIA Album Chart in 2005, whilst 2010's
'Plastic Beach' reached the No.1 spot.
Alongside a Grammy and
an Ivor Novello, Gorillaz were nominated for four CAD awards and took home the
coveted Webby Award for Artist of The Year 2006, plus the Jim Henson Award for
Creativity. In 2006 Jamie Hewlett was awarded Designer of the Year for his work
on Gorillaz; four years later the band graced the cover of tech bible Wired Magazine.
Always
open to an interesting collaboration, Gorillaz have worked with numerous artists
including Dangermouse, Ibrahim Ferrer, Del the Funkee Homosapien, De La Soul,
Kano, Bobby Womack, Ike Turner, Lou Reed, Mark E Smith, Bootie Brown, Tina Weymouth,
Bashy, Little Dragon, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Snoop Dogg, Dan The Automator,
Mos Def, D12, Phi Life Cypher, MF Doom, Rosie Wilson, Shaun Ryder and Neneh Cherry.
Gorillaz
are Murdoc Niccals, Noodle, 2D and Russel Hobbs.
THE SINGLES
COLLECTION: 2001-2011 track listing:
1. Tomorrow Comes
Today
2. Clint Eastwood
3. 19-2000
4. Rock The House
5. Feel
Good Inc
6. DARE
7. Dirty Harry
8. Kids With Guns
9. El Manana
10. Stylo
11. Superfast Jellyfish
12. On Melancholy Hill
13.
Doncamatic
14. Clint Eastwood (Ed Case & Sweetie Irie Refix)
15.
19-2000 (Soulchild Remix)
www.theinsoundfromwayout.com - www.gorillaz.com/weare10
- www.myspace.com/gorillaz - http://www.facebook.com/#!/Gorillaz
'The
Singles Collection: 2001-2011' is available now.
